EOG Resources FY2026 EPS Reduced by Capital One Financial

EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial lowered their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for EOG Resources in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 18th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now forecasts that the energy exploration company will earn $11.63 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $11.73. The consensus estimate for EOG Resources’ current full-year earnings is $11.47 per share.

EOG has been the subject of several other reports. Susquehanna decreased their price objective on shares of EOG Resources from $159.00 to $158.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on shares of EOG Resources from $149.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $145.00 price target on shares of EOG Resources in a research report on Monday, October 14th. KeyCorp decreased their price objective on EOG Resources from $157.00 to $150.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Scotiabank reduced their price target on EOG Resources from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $143.50.

EOG Resources Stock Performance

NYSE EOG traded down $0.12 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $119.51. The stock had a trading volume of 562,313 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,116,353. EOG Resources has a 52-week low of $108.94 and a 52-week high of $139.67. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $128.67 and a 200 day moving average of $126.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 2.07 and a current ratio of 2.31. The stock has a market cap of $67.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.29.

EOG Resources Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Friday, January 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.975 per share. This represents a $3.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. This is a boost from EOG Resources’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.91. EOG Resources’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.40%.

EOG Resources declared that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, November 7th that authorizes the company to buyback $5.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the energy exploration company to purchase up to 7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at EOG Resources

In related news, Director Janet F. Clark sold 568 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.33, for a total value of $76,867.44. Following the transaction, the director now owns 43,532 shares in the company, valued at $5,891,185.56. The trade was a 1.29 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EOG. Insight Inv LLC increased its stake in shares of EOG Resources by 0.8% during the third quarter. Insight Inv LLC now owns 9,385 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock worth $1,154,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Cape ANN Savings Bank raised its stake in shares of EOG Resources by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Cape ANN Savings Bank now owns 8,679 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock worth $1,067,000 after buying an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Bailard Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of EOG Resources by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 19,899 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $2,505,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the period. Everpar Advisors LLC grew its holdings in EOG Resources by 3.6% during the third quarter. Everpar Advisors LLC now owns 2,380 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock worth $293,000 after acquiring an additional 83 shares during the period. Finally, Altman Advisors Inc. raised its position in EOG Resources by 0.7% in the second quarter. Altman Advisors Inc. now owns 12,731 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock worth $1,603,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. 89.91% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

EOG Resources Company Profile

EOG Resources, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, explores for, develops, produces, and markets crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas primarily in producing basins in the United States, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and internationally. The company was formerly known as Enron Oil & Gas Company.